[House Report 117-219] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 117th Congress } { Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session } { 117-219 ====================================================================== PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION (S.J. RES. 33) JOINT RESOLUTION RELATING TO INCREASING THE DEBT LIMIT _______ December 14, 2021.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Morelle, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 852] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 852, by a record vote of 9 to 4, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 33, a joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their designees. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution. The resolution provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution. The resolution provides one motion to commit. EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution includes a waiver of clause 11 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a joint resolution which has not been reported by a committee until such measure has been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner for 72 hours. Although the rule waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. COMMITTEE VOTES The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are printed below: Rules Committee record vote No. 177 Motion by Mr. Morelle to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Torres..................................... Yea Mr. Cole.......................... Nay Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Yea Mr. Burgess....................... Nay Mr. Raskin...................................... Yea Mr. Reschenthaler................. Nay Ms. Scanlon..................................... Yea Mrs. Fischbach.................... Nay Mr. Morelle..................................... Yea Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Yea Ms. Ross........................................ Yea Mr. Neguse...................................... Yea Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Yea ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [all]